In short There is no need to In calm water and also it is not required to make the board work. However, we recommend for safety purposes. If you would like to read more on best fins for handboarding please check out our knowledge base article
https://www.slydehandboards.com/pages/choosing-bodysurfing-fins

the GROM board will retail for $59 (the $39 is a kickstarter special deal). The reason why we created the GROM was to be able to make a more affordable board compared to our high end handboards that retail for $119-$199.
The main difference in price is because of the materials used. The Slyde high end boards are similar to manufacturing of surfboards and snowboards (foam core with a screen printing graphics and a strong top layer shell). They are built to last a lifetime and have the highest level of performance.
While the GROM board still has the same Slyde quality and fun designs/colors, the materials
/process is much simpler.

The wedge is our other beginner board and retails at $169 apart from the shape the wedge is the materials the Wedge is made like a Snowboard with tough hard TPU top sheet that makes it almost indestructible no matter what you do to it. The Grom on the other hand is made with a soft top very similar to a soft top beginner surf board - The grom is the perfect board to try the sport and get the feel and enjoyment, if taken care of it will last a long time but is not as durable as the more expensive boards.

Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher Both invested 200k to Slyde and we brought 2 of our top end boards the Phish and The Bula to life. We always knew we wanted to give our awesome community the opportunity to help us bring this project to live. The Grom is where we see the future of Slyde and we wanted our community to be involved in the process.

Last updated: Wed, Apr 12 2017 8:59 pm EDT

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